ANG BABAE SA LIKOD NG MAMBABATOK

The Woman Behind the Tattoo Artist

1hr | Documentary |

Philippines

Synopsis

Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok unravels the multiple layers of the almost mythological figure-living legend, Fang Od, a 92 year old woman who has been called the ‘Last [Traditional] Tattoo Artist of Kalinga.’ The first layer of the story is the one she is most famous for-being a tattoo artist. At her eyes, she continues to exhibit sharpness and precision in the very demanding art and skill of tattooing. The second layer shows her many stories as woman who has reached the age of looking back. She regales us with stories of her many suitors, of her youth, the dancing and the feasts. She also looks back with not just a tinge of regret that she never married nor had children of her own. Her body covered in tattoos is a landscape on its own mirroring the map of a woman who has chosen wittingly or unwittingly a road diverging from convention and in the process became a culture-bearer

Cast and Credits

*Director:*	Lauren Sevilla Faustino
*Writer:*	Lauren Sevilla Faustino
*Producer:*	N/A
*Cinematographer:*	Mark Lester Valle Marco Felipe Lopez Anthony Saguid (additional cinematography) Lauren Sevilla Faustino (additional cinematography) Mai Calapardo (additional cinematography)
*Music/Composer:*	Tapati (original score, theme song) Dibayn Leaño (original score, musical arrangement) Edgar Banasan (music consultant - Kalinga) Rommel Fangot (music consultant - Kalinga) Kenneth Banasan (music consultant - Kalinga)
*Editorial Department:*	Carla Pulido Ocampo
*Production Design/Art Department:*	N/A
*Production Management:*	Joseph 'Amfat' Lungao (production assistant) Abdon 'Engfoy' Maliwang (production assistant)
*Sound Department:*	Dibayn Leaño Carla Pulido Ocampo
*Camera and Lighting Department:*	N/A
*Post-production:*	N/A
*Assistant/Associate Director:*	N/A
*Production Company:*	Film Development Council of the Philippines KaiZen Visions Habi Collective
*Cast:*	Whang-Od Oggay (also Fang-od, Maria Oggay, Apo Whang-Od) Victor "Chupper" Baculi Gannao Grace Palicas
*Additional Crew:*	Bettina Braun (mentor) Dr. Peter Zimmerman (mentor) Michelle Marilyn Amog (subtitle consultant - Kalinga) Andres Wailan (subtitle consultant - Kalinga) Pya Macling Malayao (subtitle consultant - Kalinga) Dr. Norma Respicio (subtitle consultant - Ilocano) Ulysses Veloso (subtitle consultant - Ilocano) Philip Duclan (transport service) Special Thanks Loreto Faustino Victoria Faustino Vea Faustino Joseph Faustino Mayumi Baculi Anita Baculi Viola Baculi German Baculi Noah Baculi Abraham Baculi Ab-O Oggay Puchay Oggay Agnao Oggay Oggay Clan Rhine Bernardino (pre-editing) Joyce Ann Rojo (pre-editing) Macel Tirol (pre-editing) Sonic (pre-editing) Sound Kitchen (pre-editing) Minda Rodriguez (of Brickhaus) Jan Paul Rodriguez (of Brickhaus) Sigfried Barros-Sanchez Racquel Zaballero-Sanchez Eseng Cruz Sheryl Manalastas Doms Lim Ena Escasa Nani Naguit EJ Mijares Jewel Maranan Reel-time-Real Documentary Film Workshop (Batch 2) Reggie Aquino Cris Braque Joysi Valenzuela Isabel Wenceslao Ruel Bimuyag Lenien Bimuyag Sky Bimuyag Anne Hammp Michael Gegenfurtner Joan Grace Wilson Arjun Marapon Michael Bugnosen Andrea Bugnosen Claribel Camarao Ynna Magsumbol Yeti Bililia Yo Muan II Dennis Morrow Johnny L. (of LUPLUPA Riverside Inn) Evelyn O. Tiggangay (of LUPLUPA Riverside Inn)

Details

*Alternative Title:*	The Woman Behind the Tattoo Artist
*Year:*	2012
*Genre:*	Documentary
*Country:*	Philippines
*Language:*	Kalinga, Ilocano
*Locations:*	Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines
*Subtitle:*	English
*Awards, Recognition, & Participation:*	Official Selection Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival: Ikalawang Yugto (2012) Feature Film - Documentary Film Section Cinemalaya International Film Festival (2012) Feature Film 4th Philippine Film Festival, Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre Lecture Theatre (2013) Official Selection 1st Silk Road International Film Festival (2014) Feature Film Festival International du Film Insulaire de Groix (2015) Headline Film Diwa Filipino Film Showcase in Seattle, USA (2016) Feature Film The Sentro Rizal of Phnom Penh (SRPP) in Cambodia (2018) Feature Film Festival del Cinema Filippino in Rome, Italy (2019) Feature Film Guanajuato International Film Festival (2019) Feature Film Philippine Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal (2019) Feature Film - Sine sa Konsulado Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany (2019) Feature Film Cine Festival De Filipinas in Madrid, Spain (2019) Feature Film - PCG National Arts Month Celebration Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah (2020) Feature Film Asian Film Festival in Jeddah (2020) Feature Film Brunei Film Blitz (2020) Feature Film Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival, Philippine Embassy in Russia (2021) Feature Film - National Heritage Month Celebration Philippine Embassy in Tehran (2022) Opening Film First International Women's Film Festival in Syria (2022) Feature Film 27th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in Prague, Czech Republic (2022) Feature Film - Cine Filipina Philippine Embassy in Paris, France (2023) Feature Film - Sinehan sa Konsulado Philippine Consulate General in Milan, Italy (2023) Feature Film - National Heritage Month Celebration Philippine Embassy in Beirut (2023)

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*Total Running Time:*	1hr
*Color:*	Color
*Aspect Ratio:*	1.77:1
*Sound Mix:*	Stereo